Reflecting and Reminiscing: 2022

Reflecting and Reminiscing: 2022

2022
ADK Snow Falls Challenge
Germany and Covid
Life after Covid

constant.

waterfalls, mountains, fire towers, lakes

rivers, ruins, and big city scapes

It has been difficult for me to post about 2022, mostly because of covid and when I go back through the year, I notice how profoundly it has affected me.

January

Adirondack Snow Falls Challenge

February

Greenpoint

View of Manhattan from Brooklyn, New York – February 21st

Central Park

Manhattan, New York – February 26th

March

Saratoga County Homestead

Barkersville, New York – March 8th

April

Overlook Mountain House Ruins

Catskill Mountains, Woodstock, New York – April 6th

Germany

Munich

Munich, Germany – April

Nuremberg

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

I caught covid in Germany.
I learned this trying to fly home to New York.
I remained in Germany while my travel companions returned to the United States.
I couldn’t test negative, even after 5 days, even after 9 days…
Finally, I was allowed home after getting a doctor’s approval that I followed all the requirements to be allowed to travel.

May

His Majesty’s Fort at Crown Point

Crown Point, New York – May 4th

Fort St. Frederic & Lake Champlain Bridge

Crown Point, New York – May 4th

Seattle

View from Bainbridge Ferry – May 12th

Dosewallips River

Brinnon, Washington – May 13th

June

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 11th

July

Grand Teton National Park

Grand View Point – July 22nd

Heart Six Ranch

Moran, Wyoming – July 22nd

Fire in the Mountains

View from the walk down to the “Fire in the Mountains” stage – July 22nd

August

Riverlink Park

Amsterdam, New York – August 11th

September

Kane Mountain

Elevation: 2,185 feet

Adirondack Mountains, Caroga Lake, New York – September 7th

Seneca Lake

The blood moon rose while we camped on the shores of Seneca Lake.
We biked up and down the road, visiting wineries along the way, enjoying the end of summer days.

Himrod, New York – September 10th

Watkins Glen State Park

The geology of this place is absolutely thrilling to me!

Watkins Glen, New York – September 11th

Anchor Diamond Park at Hawkwood

“This fireplace remains a mystery. Why was it placed here, 3/4 mile from the mansion? When was it built? Was it connected to a building at one time? No one who has lived on the property and who is still alive today remembers anything other than this free-standing fireplace. Although at a glance towards the top of the structure, it looks like something may well have been attached up there, no evidence of any building was ever found in the archeological digs conducted by the Town of Ballston in 2016 in this area.
Sometimes, history doesn’t give us all the answers.” Interpretive Sign

Ballston, New York – September 12th

October

Cascade Mountain

Adirondack High Peak
Elevation: 4,098 feet

I finally made it to the summit!

Keene, New York – October 8th

November

Boice Family Park

Rock City Falls, New York – November 21st

Lester Park

“This unusual rock surface is a fossilized sea bottom that is about 490 million years old. The round grey shapes are Stromatolites (or “layered stones”), which were formed in very shallow marine waters by cyanobacteria mats (often called “blue-green algae”). The layers reflect growth spurts of the mats that may correspond to tidal cycles. Many fossil marine animals, such as snails, trilobites, and brachiopods, are found between the stromatolites.” Interpretive Sign

New York State Museum outdoor exhibit in Greenfield, New York – November 30

December

Schoharie Crossing Historic Site

“Empire” Lock No. 29 of the Enlarged Erie Canal at Fort Hunter, New York – December 8th

Comedy Shows
02/24 – Tom Segura
03/26 – Whitney Cummings
08/20 – Bill Burr
09/14 – Daniel Tosh

Concerts & Festivals
02/21 – YOB, Brooklyn, NY
03/25 – Midnight & Mayhem, Worcester, MA
04/16,17 – Dark Easter Metal Meeting, Munich, Germany
05/06 – Borknagar & Rotting Christ, Manchester, NH
05/26-29 – Maryland Deathfest, Baltimore, MD
06/10,11 – Decibel Metal & Beer Fest, Philadelphia, PA
07/23-24 – Fire in the Mountains, WY
09/16 – Alice Cooper, Albany, NY
09/27 – Death Angel, Exodus, Testament, Albany, NY
10/15 – Wardruna, Brooklyn, NY
11/04 – Immolation, Dark Funeral, Cannibal Corpse, Albany, NY
11/25, 26 – Messe des Morts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Selfies